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Okay, I’m slightly less mad about that ‘Magnificent Ambersons’ AI project But this is still a bad idea. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/okay-im-slightly-less-mad-about-that-magnificent-ambersons-ai-project/

Amazon’s ‘Melania’ documentary stumbles in second weekend After a better-than-expected opening weekend in theaters, box office for Amazon’s “Melania”fell 67%. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/amazons-melania-documentary-stumbles-in-second-weekend/

San Francisco’s pro-billionaire march draws dozens A march supporting California’s billionaires didn’t exactly draw a huge crowd on Saturday. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/08/san-franciscos-pro-billionaire-march-draws-dozens/

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Kalshi as an investor Antetokounmpo is the first NBA player to directly invest in Kalshi. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/nba-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-joins-kalshi-as-an-investor/

The kids ‘picked last in gym class’ gear up for Super Bowl YouTube CEO Neal Mohan is expected to be there. Apple’s Tim Cook, too. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/the-kids-picked-last-in-gym-class-gear-up-for-super-bowl/

New York lawmakers propose a three-year pause on new data centers Although the bill’s prospects are uncertain, New York is at least the sixth state to consider pausing construction of new data centers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/07/new-york-lawmakers-propose-a-three-year-pause-on-new-data-centers/

Benchmark raises $225M in special funds to double down on Cerebras Benchmark Capital has been an investor in the Nvidia rival since 2016. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/benchmark-raises-225m-in-special-funds-to-double-down-on-cerebras/

Capalo AI raises €11M to expand battery storage optimisation Finnish sustainable technology company Capalo AI has completed an €11 million Series A funding round to support the expansion of its AI-powered virtual power plant across Europe and to scale the optimisation and trading of battery energy storage systems. The round

From big rounds to broad momentum: the UK tech ecosystem In 2025, the UK led European tech investment by a wide margin, raising €21.5 billion across 830 deals and topping investment volumes in every quarter of the year. Funding was driven by a small number of very large transactions alongside

Daytona raises $24M Series A to build agent-native compute infrastructure Croatian-founded Daytona has raised a $24M Series A to build infrastructure designed for large-scale agent workloads. The round was led by FirstMark Capital, with Matt Turck joining the board. Additional participation came from Pace Capital, Upfront Ventures, Darkmode, and E2VC,